dreden

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === dred, drede draden, drædenn (Early Middle English) === Etymology === From Old English drǣdan, late aphetic variant of ondrǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic *andarādan. Compare adreden and reden. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdrɛ̝ːdən/, /ˈdreːdən/ === Verb === dreden To fear or dread: To be fearful or afraid. To regard with awe or reverence. To avoid or reject. To frighten or harass. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: dread Geordie: dreed Scots: dreid, dreed ==== References ==== “drēden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.